Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby Wedgeguy » January 4th, 2015, 11:06 am

Whatever happens with the Solera space, it better do rooftop movies.
Roof top at that location would be a challenge with the advertising sign that is on the roof. I'm sure the sign company has a lucrative air rights lease that would have to be bought out to get rid of the sign. Economically that would kill any roof top project.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby seanrichardryan » January 4th, 2015, 11:29 am

Uh, there is a rooftop patio there, that showed movies in summer.
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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby mister.shoes » January 5th, 2015, 12:58 pm

Wedgeguy: what Sean said. The back of that sign is the screen.
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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby Wedgeguy » January 5th, 2015, 2:47 pm

Knew that Seven had shown movies on their roof, but thought the sign on Solera's roof impeded a patio up there. Thanks for educating me on that.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby twincitizen » January 8th, 2015, 8:14 am

Pracna on Main closing, temporarily: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/ta ... 99441.html

I do occasionally see movies at St. Anthony Main, but I'd probably go more often if you could carry a drink in, as the article suggests they are planning better integration of the restaurant and theater (same property owner).

EDIT: I see this topic has already been covered in the "Northeast General Topics" thread. My mistake. It's that whole NE/SE/#isitdowntown? issue...

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby mplsjaromir » January 8th, 2015, 8:31 am

We just buy a bottle of wine at Vic's and ask for some cups on the way into the theater. But having a bar there would be handy as well.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby Didier » January 11th, 2015, 3:14 pm

Hell's Kitchen turning the back room into the "Minnesota room." Glad they are doing something. It's always a buzzkill to go and have a table in that room. So bland compared to the other rooms.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby twincitizen » January 13th, 2015, 10:11 pm

Dan Kelly's reopened under Republic management: http://mspmag.com/Blogs/Foodie-File/Jan ... lly-s-Pub/

I thought it was going to be called something else, but I guess they changed their minds and stuck with the old one.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby twincitizen » January 20th, 2015, 4:43 pm

Bandbox Diner (Elliot Park) needs your help! http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... grill.html

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby seanrichardryan » January 20th, 2015, 5:00 pm

Porter & Frye closed.
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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby 5th Ave Guy » January 26th, 2015, 1:39 pm

The Imperial Room closed. Looks like the whole building is for sale.

Crazy how different (non-existent) the bar scene is on that stretch of 1st Ave. compared to a few years ago.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby min-chi-cbus » January 26th, 2015, 3:39 pm

Awwww.....I kinda liked the Imperial Room, too!

So has downtowns nightlife scene gone downhill since the closing of some of these "troublesome" bars, or has the action just shifted? It's been a good while since I've last been there for nightlife (approx. 5 years).

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby bchancellor » February 2nd, 2015, 1:24 pm

New brew pub Day Block Brewing-located in the Downtown East neighborhood, has just released a new brunch menu (I've also been there for lunch and dinner and had great experiences). https://www.dayblockbrewing.com/food/brunch

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby HiawathaGuy » February 2nd, 2015, 3:59 pm

New brew pub Day Block Brewing-located in the Downtown East neighborhood, has just released a new brunch menu (I've also been there for lunch and dinner and had great experiences). https://www.dayblockbrewing.com/food/brunch
Day Block Brewing is one of my favorite spots. Great Pizza & great beer! Can't wait to try their brunch menu sometime.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby MNdible » February 2nd, 2015, 5:19 pm

I've found Day Block to have decent food, but uniformly sub-par beers.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby Silophant » February 2nd, 2015, 5:22 pm

Yep. A few friends and I go there for trivia occasionally (including tonight, actually), and I now stick to the Frank's Red, which is alright, after a couple experiments I couldn't force myself to drink more than a quarter-pint of.
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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby xandrex » February 3rd, 2015, 9:03 am

It's been a while since I've been to Day Block, but I know there was a beer or two that I rather liked.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby grant1simons2 » February 6th, 2015, 10:07 am

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/ta ... 48461.html

La Belle Vie coming to the Hotel Ivy to replace Porter & Frye

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby MNdible » February 6th, 2015, 10:25 am

A chef from LBV, not actually LBV.

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Re: Downtown Restaurant News

Postby grant1simons2 » February 6th, 2015, 10:31 am

I realized that after posting. Coastal Italian sounds like good potential though. I could use some of that on a -10 degree day


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